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500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... over-regulation. You've got the regulation from ASIC, then you've got FASEA, then you've got the dealer groups and the institutions. People are being strangled by bureaucracy and red tape." Tynan predicts that the ASIC FAR will get as low as 15,000 registered ...

Adequacy argument headlines online CMSF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... they're being replace by phone and video mediums," she said. "In a world where trust in government and financial institutions is at an all-time low, this poses many challenges for the superannuation industry. But in adversity there is always opportunity." ...

AIOFP launches fresh campaign, criticises FPA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... that has impacted independent financial advisers. One of those theories is that FPA supports the agenda of large institutions. In a thinly veiled accusation, the AIOFP accused the FPA of taking money from the big banks and then acting in their favour. ...

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... will be -3.3% this year, while Australia's GDP will be significantly worse at -6.7%. Meanwhile, the major financial institutions in Australia have mostly reacted positively to the moves by the RBA and government. While it should be noted the IMF forecasts ...

Consumers looking for reassurance: MetLife

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
New research from MetLife shows Australian consumers are looking to financial institutions to alleviate anxiety during the current COVID-19 crisis, but more than half claim they haven't heard from their super fund. MetLife's COVID-19 Insights revealed ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... the Australian real estate market had seen a more coordinated response from government, regulators and financial institutions compared to its peers. "We're seeing the banks work with the government and regulators, and stepping up to provide assistance ...

Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... a forward-looking view on the need to conserve capital and use all capacity to support the economy. APRA said the institutions are expected to stress-test their views and give due consideration to plausible downside scenarios and initiate prudent capital ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... busy sending off missives to regulated entities this week. To begin the week, it warned authorised deposit taking institutions and insurers that it expected them to limit discretionary capital distributions in the coming months, to ensure that they instead ...

COVID-19 sparks renewed fight for commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... and subsequent economic slowdown has spurred a fight among financial advisers to retain commissions, amid news big institutions are turning them off earlier than the law requires. The Association of Independent Financial Professionals (AIOFP) has made ...

Warakirri appoints exclusive manager for equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Investors, Greencape Capital, Allan Gray, Sterling Equity, Ubique Asset Management). Warakirri has managed money for institutions including charitable trusts since the 1990s and currently has about $2 billion in assets under management across equities ...